Clinton County Juvenile Court Services

Welcome to our web site!

Chad L. Carey, Judge

Judge Chad L. Carey and staff of Clinton County Juvenile Court
Services welcome you to its website. Juvenile Court serves the
residents of Clinton County by hearing all cases involving
children under 18 years of age for allegations of abuse,
neglect, and dependency who are in need of services, also
delinquency/unruly and traffic violations concerning children
under the age of 18, and custody and child support matters
where the parties were never married or currently married,
and living separately and who have not filed formal paperwork
for a divorce.

This website is designed to provide information to the general
public about the purpose, programs and basic structure of the
Juvenile Court Services. This website cannot provide specific case
information due to the confidential nature of juvenile
proceedings.

Legal Disclaimer

It is not the intention of the Clinton County Juvenile Court
to offer legal advice through these pages or through
answering questions. While knowledgeable about the
operational procedures of the Court, the Clerks are not
attorneys and cannot recommend specific legal options and by
their answering questions should not be construed as such.
When in doubt about your legal status, you should seek the
advice of an attorney knowledgeable in the area of law about
which you are inquiring.